Cops: Rock throwers damage nearly dozen cars on Stevenson

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Staff report

Nearly a dozen vehicles were damaged by rocks thrown from an overpass on the Stevenson Expressway near Pulaski Road on the Southwest Side.

In at least the third such incident in about a week, rocks rained down on motorists between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday near the Pulaski exit in the Archer Heights neighborhood, according to Illinois State police.

At least 11 motorists reported cracked windshields and other damage to their vehicles, authorities said.

State police suspect rocks may have been hurled by someone on a railroad overpass that runs parallel to the expressway.

No arrests were reported.

State troopers said the incident may have been a "copycat" of recent rock-throwing incident on Chicago expressways.